Who with untiring care Strove in the home's machinery To take her loving share. Mary, the maid, with active zeal And ever thoughtful heart. With conscientious care fulfilled Her well-directed part. Well skilled in culinary lore, Her "graham gems" kept time With all the other household gems Which in rare grace combine. Accept these simple words of love, Dear friends, as we now part, And guard kind thoughts of me, I pray, Within the household heart. * * * * * MRS. LANGTRY AS MISS HARDCASTLE IN "SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER." Like a radiant gleam of sunshine She glanced upon the sight, A being rare and lovely, With wit and beauty bright. Moulded and fashioned finely, With tall, lithe, rounded form, And graceful mien and manner, Her beauty to adorn. Without one graceless effort, And perfected by art, She gave a faithful rendering Of her adopted part. Her every turn and movement Was poetry and grace, Which lent a sweet enchantment To her expressive face. Supported splendidly by all The other artists there,